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Mir Fahad Gabol

Mir Fahad Gabol

The Friday Times

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The East India Company On Trial: Britain’s Reckoning With Colonial Power

When the merchant prince returned to London, he bought a parliamentary seat, a Palladian country house, and a coat of arms that baffled the heralds at...

20.07.2026 40

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Mir Fahad Gabol

White Gold Tarnished: Inside The Unraveling Of Pakistan’s Cotton Kingdom

Punjab’s cotton cultivation for the 2025-26 season fell to 2.614 million acres against a provincial target of 3.2 million acres, an 18.3 percent...

11.07.2026 50

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Karachi At A Standstill: Why Pakistan’s Economic Engine Is Choking On Its Own Traffic

At the gates of Karachi Port, just after dawn, a line of container trailers stretches so far back that drivers switch off their engines and settle...

07.07.2026 30

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The Art Of The Possible: Why Diplomacy Is Pakistan's Core Development Strategy

In the brittle, anxious summer of 2026, the world watches as the Middle East teeters on a precipice. The recent conflict between the United States and...

26.06.2026 60

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The Katcha Belt: Where State Authority Meets River Chaos

For nearly four decades, the floodplain of the Indus River between this district and its neighbour, Rahim Yar Khan, operated under a different...

10.06.2026 40

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